GRE Word List
RIDDLE
a mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed : conundrum
The meaning of the word riddle is a mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed : conundrum.
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| screech | a high shrill piercing cry usually expressing pain or terror |
| atone | to make amends : to provide or serve as reparation or compensation for something bad or unwelcome |
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